Digital Regulatory Advisor Sr Technical Architect – GRC

The Digital Risk Management organization at Edward Jones is responsible for defining and governing the firm’s technology, cyber, and data risk posture across a complex financial services environment. The Regulatory Advisory function serves as the centralized capability responsible for interpreting regulatory requirements, translating them into actionable risk and control expectations, and ensuring the firm maintains a strong, defensible compliance posture.

Role Overview

The Regulatory Change & Advisory Lead is a Senior Individual Contributor role responsible for monitoring, interpreting, and operationalizing the regulatory landscape across technology, cybersecurity, and data domains. This individual acts as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, bridging regulatory requirements with practical implementation across Digital and Business teams. The role requires deep expertise in financial services regulation, strong technical fluency, and the ability to influence outcomes without direct authority.

• Maintain a forward-looking view of the regulatory landscape, proactively identifying upcoming changes and implications.
• Provide authoritative guidance on regulatory applicability, scope, and impact to the organization.
• Partner with domain leaders to define and prioritize remediation strategies and implementation roadmaps.
• Ensure consistent interpretation and application of regulatory requirements across the enterprise.
• Drive alignment between regulatory requirements and internal frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF 2.0, COBIT, CRI Profile).
• Participate in industry forums, working groups, and peer networks to stay current on regulatory trends and supervisory focus areas.
• Establish and maintain visibility into regulatory changes, known gaps, and remediation progress.
• Deliver executive-level insights on regulatory posture, risks, and priorities.
• Support governance forums with clear, concise regulatory updates and decision support.

What You'll Do

• Monitor and analyze evolving regulatory requirements across banking and broker-dealer domains (e.g., FFIEC, SEC, FINRA, FDIC, NYDFS, OCC).
• Interpret regulatory rules and guidance, translating them into clear, actionable expectations for Technology, Cybersecurity, and Data teams.
• Provide authoritative guidance on regulatory applicability, scope, and impact to the organization.
• Readiness: Ensure appropriate control effectiveness testing strategies are defined and executed. Validate that the control environment is designed effectively to meet regulatory expectations. Partner with assurance and testing teams to strengthen defensibility of control outcomes. Identify gaps in testing coverage and drive improvements in monitoring and validation.
• Exam & Audit Support: Provide senior advisory support for regulatory examinations and supervisory engagements. Act as a key interface with regulators, ensuring clear, consistent, and credible communication. Prepare teams for regulatory interactions, including interviews, walkthroughs, and document reviews. Review and quality-assure materials submitted to regulators to ensure alignment with expectations. Coordinate responses to regulatory findings and track remediation activities.

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in financial services risk management, regulatory compliance, or cybersecurity governance.
• Deep experience interpreting and applying regulations across banking and/or broker-dealer environments.
• Proven experience supporting regulatory exams and direct regulator engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive outcomes in a matrixed organization.
• Strong understanding of technology and cyber risk management practices.
• Strong understanding of control frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, COBIT, ISO).
• Familiarity with regulatory expectations (e.g., FFIEC, SEC, FINRA, FDIC, NYDFS).
• Ability to translate regulatory language into practical control and architecture implications.
• Familiarity with control testing, evidence requirements, and audit expectations.
• Executive presence with the ability to communicate complex regulatory topics clearly and concisely.
• Strong judgment and ability to provide defensible regulatory positions.
• Ability to operate as a department-level leader without direct reports, driving alignment across multiple teams.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including board- and regulator-facing materials.